Chapter 75 - Old dogs don’t need new tricks
Like the mini-boss room, the true boss room looked more like a cave than a man-made construct, with uneven walls and sharp edges here and there. A shallow pool of water took up the center of the space, with a pedestal holding a large orb in its middle. The orb gave off a pale blue light that, coupled with several large braziers that hung off the walls and lit up as Scarlett entered, lent the cave an oddly calm, but mysterious atmosphere.
There was no boss to be seen. Though that was to be expected. Scarlett looked to her right, where there was another entrance like hers. A moment later, Fynn appeared in it. His head turned towards her, a relieved but hesitant expression appearing on his face. Soon, Garside and Allyssa exited beside him.
Garside closed his eyes for a second, hand pressed to his chest. “My Lady…I am relieved to see that you are well,” he said, and the three of them began making their way to her. The butler froze a few steps from her, staring down at her side.
While the injury Scarlett had gotten from the warg had been healed almost immediately after, the blood still remained.
“Miss Hale’s healing has already dealt with it,” she said as the man looked up at her. “There is no need to worry.”
She glanced back into the room she’d just exited. “Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the others. Shin, especially, might require further aid.”
Allyssa immediately stepped forward. “What happened? Is he okay?”
“For now, yes. Miss Hale saw to that. But I do not know when he will regain consciousness.” Scarlett examined Allyssa and the two others. “It appears you fared far better than us.”
She felt like she’d just run an Olympic marathon, but none of them had even the slightest cut.
Allyssa leaned over, peering into the room behind Scarlett. “There was a big wolf on our end, but Garside handled it quickly. We were worried about you guys.”
Scarlett blinked, looking at the butler.
So even a level 55 mini-boss didn’t stand a chance against him? That probably put him somewhere along the upper echelons of A-ranked Shielders. Much higher than she would’ve dared hope. Especially with how ridiculously humble the man was at times. Maybe she didn’t have to worry as much about the upcoming boss fight as she’d feared.